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#2 - Policys

posted Sep 12, 2014, 5:27 AM by Felicia Ippolito

September 2014

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I
would like to take this opportunity to go over some important information
highlighted in the Parent Brochure.

Proper ID: All persons entering the
school building are required to present proper identification. As you enter through the main entrance
on 109th Avenue, you will be greeted by our school safety agent
who will request to see proper ID.
You will then be asked to sign the log book. As you know, providing a safe and secure
environment is one of our main goals.
Please adhere to this procedure.
If you come to school without proper ID, you will not be
allowed into the building.

Blue Cards: Each child must have a fully
completed blue card. The blue
card lists all important phone numbers and contact persons. Please
do not list the same number several times, you must provide a minimum of
two contact numbers. No
child will be released to anyone who is NOT on the blue card, so it’s important that you list all the
people who might be picking up your child during the year. No one under 18 years old is allowed to
pick up a child during the school day. Older siblings attending middle and
high school may pick up their younger sibling at dismissal.

On Time Policy: Arriving
at school on time each day is essential to having your child receive a
full day of learning. School begins
promptly at 8:00 which means our doors are closed at 8:00 and students begin
to head up to their classrooms to begin their day. When a child arrives to school late,
even 2 minutes late, they must enter the building using the main entrance
and report to the late room. During
this time their lateness is recorded and they must wait for a school aide
to escort them up to their classroom.
As you can imagine, this causes undo hardship on the staff, but
more importantly places your child in an unnecessary disadvantage when
they arrive late and miss important school work at the beginning of the school
day.

Early Dismissal: It is
important that your child attend a full day of school each day. We understand there are times when you
must make appointments for your child.
We ask that you try to make all appointments after school hours and
avoid picking up your child any time after 1:50 pm on Monday – Friday, as this is the
time when classes are summarizing the day’s lessons and discussing the homework
assignments.Remember, if you pick up your child early, he/she will be
marked absent for ½ day. Attendance
is one of the criteria for promotion.

Throughout
the school year, you will be receiving Parent Letters from me. Each letter is numbered. Please read each letter and keep them until
June. These letters can also be found on
the schools webpage, http://www.ps108q.com
under Parent’s Place. If you see that you have not received a letter, feel free
to contact the school and we’ll gladly forward you a copy. As always, I thank you for your continued support.